Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
In this personal essay for Jane magazine, a young American Muslim woman reflects on her decision to start wearing the hijab (religious head covering) during college, and says that this is not just a … [Read more...]
We feature a lot of stories on Storybank about Muslim women who both choose to wear the hijab and who choose not to wear the hijab. But here is an account of a woman who has chosen to remove her hijab … [Read more...]
Detroit Free Press reports that several lawsuits have recently been filed on behalf of local Muslim women who said they were told to remove their hijab (religious head covering). Raghdaa Ali, a native … [Read more...]
Muslim women who wear the hijab (religious head-covering) are taking over an anonymous app called “Whisper,” documenting how they really feel when they wear the hijab. Here’s a few comments: “My … [Read more...]
Traditional Muslim dress—and the vague category of “headscarf”— strikes many westerners as a sign of male oppression and backwardness. Freedom is defined as heels and lipstick. But the phenomenon of … [Read more...]
For six weeks, billboards along the Tri-State Tollway and I-55 in Chicago will feature various Muslim women wearing the hijab. The non-profit, GainPeace, says they are putting up these billboards to … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for the Guardian, British journalist Remona Aly makes the point that hijab-wearing Muslim women are “becoming increasingly visible in the public domain” – whether it’s H&M’s new … [Read more...]
The right to wear the hijab (religious headscarf) in the workplace is going all the way to the Supreme Court, as the justices will determine if retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has the right to deny … [Read more...]
A young woman participates in World Hijab Day and finds that strangers treated her better than her own family. … [Read more...]
In 2013, a Quebec secular charter was proposed to ban religious symbols for teachers and public sector workers. Two non-Muslim professors protested with hijab in solidarity with their observant … [Read more...]
